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Author:

Burgan, Michael.

Title:

The American newsboy / by Michael Burgan.

Publisher:

Compass Point Books,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Paperboys--History.
Socially handicapped children--United States--History.
Poor--United States--History.
Newspaper carriers--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.

Contents:

Bringing news to the streets -- Newspapers and the boys who sold them -- A newsboy's life -- Helping out -- Newsboys in print -- Fighting for better pay -- End of the American newsboy -- Glossary -- Did you know -- Important dates -- Important people.

Summary:

Photographs, primary documents, timelines, and maps describe the newspapers and the boys who sold them beginning in the 1830s.

Series:

We the people

ISBN:

9780756524586
075652458X

LCCN:

2006027085

Locations:

RTPA135 -- J.J. Hands Library (Lohrville)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)